as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
In the body-camera video, Lambert complained that the player struck her first with his helmet.
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ABC News, 5 May 2026
Steve Upton, the founder of 530 Mining, attaches a GoPro camera to his helmet to film a dig for his group’s YouTube channel.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Visitors will also learn facts about La Grange, including the story of the 1920s strike by the La Grange police force, from which photos and police helmets will be on display.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
In the image, Trump-as-Mandalorian is holding the bounty hunter’s helmet in his hand.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 May 2026
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ABC News, 5 May 2026
Steve Upton, the founder of 530 Mining, attaches a GoPro camera to his helmet to film a dig for his group’s YouTube channel.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Visitors will also learn facts about La Grange, including the story of the 1920s strike by the La Grange police force, from which photos and police helmets will be on display.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
In the image, Trump-as-Mandalorian is holding the bounty hunter’s helmet in his hand.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
Noun
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Small tips, like the cut of hoods, or the excess arm space runners need in order to move, showed students how intricate even the simplest of pieces needed to be.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The victim jumped on the hood of Rone’s car, who turned right out of his driveway and began going about 20 to 30 mph on the street, the court record says.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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He's shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a motorcar with a very long bonnet, very long tail and a very short cabin.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Between wash days, consider protecting your curls by sleeping with a silk bonnet or silk pillowcase.—
Aimee Simeon,
Glamour,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Her matching turban completed the unexpected look.—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This structure was composed of solid bone, unlike the highly porous, pneumatic casques found on some modern birds.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
7 Mar. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Smallwood was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans and possibly a hat, police said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Participants should bring a chair, binoculars, a hat and sunscreen, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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